Out of Action

I apologize that the blog has not been updated as much this month. I think it is safe to say that this last month has been one Emily, Tom and I would like to forget. Sick baby, sick mom, sick dad, a lying/stealing contractor, no Bengals' wins, and a few other things have made October '08 one for the books.

Hopefully tomorrow makes it all worth while. Our little guy will be celebrating his first birthday and we are excited. There are still a ton of things we have to get together, but we are ready. Tom seems to be feeling better (he literally was sick all last week), I'm sure some birthday cake will make him even happier.

So, my first post in November promises to be more entertaining and (I'm guessing) a lot more upbeat than this one. Watch for the pictures and maybe a video from Tom's party. (It's like the coming attractions at the movies)

Dancing Machine

So far it looks like Tom, unfortunately, got his dad's dancing ability. (By that I mean, bounce up and down, wave your hand up and down or side to side.....that is about it) Of course, he is only 1 year old and he and I dance the same, so that could be a positive thing.
He was doing this all morning, and we were only able to video this little bit. Also, this was the only song on my Ipod that he liked. People who have heard my playlists might understand that.

Enjoy:

Use the Brake!

I have nothing to say but WOW! The fact that whomever was taking this video kept it rolling, just blows my mind.

Finger Food

Tom has decided that he no longer wants to be fed by us. The only meal that he will eat that involves a spoon and us feeding him is breakfast. And that is only because he gets an Oatmeal/Apple Sauce/Yogurt mix that he really likes.

At first we fought this change for three reasons.
1) It is a lot easier to tell how much he ate when it is all in a jar.
2) It was messy, but most of the mess was on Tom, and easy to clean up.
3) We have a TON of baby food still in our pantry.

Now, we have accepted it and are trying to come up with good, healthy things that are easy to cut up so Tom can grab them himself. So far, his menu is limited to Chicken Nuggets/Cheese/Pita Bread/Peas.

Anyone out there have any other suggestions?

Baptism

This weekend was a BIG one for Tom. He was baptised (about 8 months late, but still) at Covenant First Presbyterian Church. Emily's family have been members there for a long time. I started attending Service while we were dating and officially joined the church this year. We have met a lot of good friends thru the church and were honored to have Tom baptised there. Here are some pictures of the day: